kate

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1. Providing Staff Coverage

   kate posted a topic in Psychiatric

   How do you provide coverage when short staffed due to staff calling in sick, etc.? At our facility,staff from the previous shift are required to stay over and cover for those that are absent. I was wondering how other facilities handle this situatio...

2. Multi-disciplinary treatment plans

   kate replied to Healthnut's topic in Psychiatric

   Within 5 days?? Our MTP's have to be done within 24 hours! The psychiatrists are present, as well as two other disciplines. Any issues of non-compliance on the part of the physicians are dealt with by the chief of staff, and are usually handled swift...

3. safety on an inpatient psychiatric unit

   kate replied to Callan's topic in Psychiatric

   Definitely! We are seeing an increase in forensic clients at our facility. Staffing is an ongoing problem, and in order to staff adequately, management is requiring us to work overtime to provide coverage. We have all been working double shifts frequ...

4. assaults to nursing staff in psych hospitals

   kate replied to janne's topic in Psychiatric

   Are you referring to R.N./pt. ratio, or technician/pt. ratio?